The soft overcomes the hard - Fxhash

Inspired by texts from the Tao Te King, this generative procedural piece was built with fragment shaders and raymarching.

The work creates a contemplative, meditative state. Cursor movement alters the main sphere and, in some variations, lets you illuminate the desired area.

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Interactivity

The following controls shape the experience:

  • Move the cursor over the piece to change the position of the main sphere.
  • Left click reintegrates the piece position.
  • Keys 1, 2, 3, or 4 change visual quality.
  • Right click for screenshot.

Generative characteristics

These are the main visual traits of the piece:

  • One or two rings
  • Fixed-position rings and rotations
  • Three different illuminations
  • Noise with different intensities
  • Softness with different intensities
  • Fixed and rotating rings and base

These are some clips from the YouTube live streams from July and August 2020.